Editor’s note: TheStreet’s parent company is The Arena Group, an innovative media and technology company that is home to many of the most iconic and passionate media brands, including TheStreet, Parade, Men’s Journal, and Athlon Sports. In the interest of our loyal audience here at TheStreet, we wanted to share our parent company’s latest financial results so you can have transparency in our media business. Read excerpts from today’s press release below.
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Arena Group Holdings (AREN) , TheStreet’s parent company, posted first-quarter earnings on May 15, marking the third consecutive profitable quarter.
In addition to TheStreet, the technology platform and media company is home to well-regarded media brands, including Parade Media, Men’s Journal, Surfer, Powder and Athlon Sports.
Chief executive cites brand-building activities
“In Q1 2025, we expanded our brand-building activities and competitive publishing model originally pioneered with Athlon Sports to more of our brands, and the results have exceeded expectations,” said Paul Edmondson, CEO of The Arena Group.
The Arena Group media brands including TheStreet, Athlon Sports, Parade, Men’s Journal, Autoblog, and Surfer.
The Arena Group
“Our entrepreneurial publishers have brought extraordinary energy and commitment to each brand,” he continued. “By aligning incentives with audience engagement, we’ve unlocked significant growth in our users, distribution and revenue. This performance reaffirms the power of our model.”
“Our goal is to leverage this new approach across our entire platform — driving traffic, higher CPMs, and increased revenue, while maintaining expense discipline to sustain profitability,” Edmondson added. “With these results, we believe we are well-positioned to maintain profitability throughout 2025.”
Arena Group 1Q financial highlights
First quarter revenue totaled $31.8 million, up from $28.9 million a year ago. Net income was $4 million, or 8 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $103 million, including a $91 million loss from discontinued operations, or $3.91 per share.
Income from continuing operations came to $4 million, compared with a loss of $12.7 million a year ago, marking a nearly a $17 million swing
Looking ahead, the company expects second-quarter revenue to range from roughly $40 million to $45 million, while income from continuing operations is forecast to range from about $9 million to $11 million.
The Arena Group’s shares are up 434% since January and the stock has soared a stunning 783.3% from a year ago.
Arena Group brand highlights
TheStreet reached record traffic levels in March, delivering 80 million page views, up 100% from the year ago period.
Athlon Sports saw traffic increase over 500% in the first quarter, with syndication and commerce revenue growing 730% year-over-year.
Men’s Journal’s traffic increased 282% over the previous month to 33.1 million page views in March, the first month of competitive publishing.
Digital traffic of Parade and Parade Pets remained strong with more than 76 million monthly page views in first quarter, up 2% from the fourth quarter.
Arena recently acquired the travel brand, TravelHost, an iconic publication founded in the mid-1960s, that was the first in-room hotel magazine.
It now provides travelers with local insights in over 30 markets. Arena intends to fully update and modernize the site and the brands’ offerings.
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